Solidago caesia

Description

A woodland goldenrod with clusters of small bright yellow flowers along graceful, arching stems; late summer into fall. It  grows well in shaded areas on dry soils.
The other common name, blue-stem goldenrod, alludes to the fact that the mature stems have a bluish tinge.

It will self-seed in ideal conditions, like many other goldenrods, but it is a clump forming species, so do not have the aggressive behaviour of other Solidago.

Germination: sow in late fall/winter (cold-moist stratification); very small seeds – sow superficial.